Martha Pabst

Martha Pabst, the daughter of Claus P. and Aganetha (Wiebe) Quiring was born September 24, 1919 on a farm southeast of Mountain Lake, MN. She received her education at a country school near by. She was baptized upon her confession of faith in Christ Jesus at the Lakeview Gospel Church of Mountain Lake, MN. On September 30, 1937 she was united in marriage to Joseph Pabst. After they were married, they farmed on the present farm east of Mountain Lake. Martha was very active with the farming. She had large gardens, many flowers and enjoyed quilting. Martha was noted for her dark bread, Zwieback and Verenike which her family loved. Martha and Joseph enjoyed their bus tours after retirement. To this marriage three children were born, Virginia (Irvin) Sether of Jackson, Beverly (Arthur) Carlson of Odin and Dr. Roger Pabst (special friend Sherry Brandt) of Redwood Falls. She is survived by 7 grandchildren, Brian Sether, Cheryl (James) Bass, Denise (Steven) Ryberg, Eric Sether, Brenda (Kevin) Elton, Bradley (Kris) Carlson, Charles (Jessie) Carlson, 16 great-grandchildren and sister-in-law Almada Quiring. Martha is preceded in death by her parents, husband Joseph, brothers Edward and Peter Quiring and sister Sara Peters. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Sturm Funeral Home, Mountain Lake Chapel 420 - 10th St. N. Mtn. Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota 301 N 9th St Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Service Information 10:30 am Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, Minnesota 301 N 9th St Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159 Interment Information Mountain Lake City Cemetery 10th St. N at Midway Rd Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States 56159